Natural Selection (group)

Natural Selection was an American pop group, best known for their 1991 hit "Do Anything", which reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100.^[1] It also peaked at number ten on the Australian ARIA Charts in 1991.

Natural Selection
Origin	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Genres	Pop, R&B
Years active	1989–2011
Labels	EastWest SBK
Members	Frederick Thomas John Swan Shaun Ware Keith Brown Daniel Knight
Past members	Steve Bryant Kallsen (1989-1991) Elliot Erickson (1989-1992) Will Palaia (2002-2004)

History

"Do Anything" was written and recorded on a 4-track recorder in Minnesota. The song sat unfinished until Erickson began working on it again in 1989. The rap was originally recorded by Ingrid Chavez, a friend of the duo who improvised the rap in the studio. In 1990, the version with Chavez doing the raps was a local hit on Minnesota's WLOL-FM, where Erickson worked as a remix engineer. Once Natural Selection was signed to a recording contract, Chavez's raps were re-recorded by Niki Haris, because Chavez was by then under contract with Paisley Park Records.^[2]

Their self-titled debut (and lone) album was released in November 1991.^[2] Erickson and Thomas produced the album themselves.^[3]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		AUS [4]
Natural Selection	Released: 1991 Format: CD, CS, LP Label: EastWest Records	120

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions					Certification	Album
		US [1][5]	US CB [6]	AUS [7][4]	NZ [8]	UK [9]
"Do Anything"	1991	2	2	10	9	69	ARIA: Gold[10]	Natural Selection
"Hearts Don't Think (They Feel)!"		28	15	106	47	—